Erick Diaz

Background

About Erick Diaz

A native of the Rio Grande Valley, Erick attended the University of Houston, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, and received a Bachelor of Architecture in 2003. Upon his graduation, Erick was awarded the Hines Internship and worked alongside internationally recognized architect Oscar Tusquests Blanca in Barcelona, Spain. Upon his return to the Rio Grande Valley in 2004, Erick practiced with a local architecture firm, Diseño Inc, where he collaborated for several years on residential and commercial projects throughout Texas and Mexico. In 2009, Erick joined the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College as a faculty member, where he served the university in many capacities. During his tenure, along with his teaching duties, he assisted in developing the architecture program, served on several university committees and integrated service learning into his course work. In 2012, Erick returned to the University of Houston, where he completed a Master of Science in Architecture from the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture with a concentration in Urban and Suburban Design. During that experience, Erick participated in two study abroad programs in Spain, Italy, Germany and Austria. He was awarded with the best Master’s Project for his research in new housing typologies for Barcelona, Spain. Currently, Erick is co-owner and principal of ORANGE MADE, a McAllen based architecture studio that explores the process of design and construction for building typologies of all scales. Erick is a member of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and is also a board member for the Rio Grande Valley Multibank Corporation and McAllen Community Development Council.